“Why are you so quiet, I thought you’d be ecstatic about this.” Vivien looked Zala over as if to make sure that Zala was truly her child when Zala didn’t give any particular response.
Zala shrugged her shoulders, at least she stopped in the middle of that when she remembered the smack she got the last time she tried that with her mother.
“It was a given that I would be let out soon or I’d sneak out again. Still, I guess I like that the ridiculous ban was lifted earlier.” She threw the broken-down grains in her hand into the pond and watched as the sparks swimming in the water chased after the grains.
“You don’t look particularly excited or grateful.” Vivien looked over Zala again. And she knew that if she didn’t say something she would just risk having her mom dive into her psyche with
